Vermiculturist

Fruit Farmer

•Education

•Certificate programs can often be completed in a year. An associate degree usually takes 2 years to complete, and a bachelor’s degree takes 4 years.

•But you don’t need training if your just part time worker

•Salary

•Minimum wage to $12 an hour for laborers

•$20,000 to $97,000 a year or more for farm managers and independent growers

•Growers’ earnings vary each year depending on the success of the crop

•Typical Day

•Till the soil and plant seeds and seedlings

•Water and fertilize growing plants

•Monitor crops for insects, disease, and weeds

•Harvest crops by hand or using machines

•Pack fruits and vegetables in boxes or baskets

•Market and sell produce

•Current Job Availability

•There are many jobs growing fruits down south and out west.

•But when its season time up here there are many job oppertunities

•Tools

•Tools and equipment used by fruit and vegetable growers include hand tools, farm machinery, baskets, chemical sprayers, and irrigation equipment.

•agencies

•Desaru Fruit Farm

•Belvoir Fruit Farms

• New Hampshire Fruit Growers' Association